. >>> a sprawling storm moving up the eastern seaboard snarling road traffic from north carolina to new york. at least five deaths are already blamed on the storm after a family's minivan lost control and crashed in north carolina killing everyone inside. and now we're going to take you back to "hardball." >>> you know, back when i was a kid -- welcome back to "hardball." when i was a kid we used to go at a family up at lake george, new york. something scary happened there last night. it involved carl paladino going after a "new york post" reporter fred dicker. now this is a frightening scene that you don't often see, even in politics. let's watch. >> it says, you've descended into the gutter by suggesting that he was involved in extramarital relations when there is no evidence. if you have no evidence of that, isn't that going into the gutter? >> hm, well, the guy's been in the gutter and spent a good part of his life with andrew varcis in the gutter should think twice about trying to characterize me. >> you're a lawyer. you've heard the term and i'm -- >> i'm also a lawyer -- >> what